Cutting machine



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E. W. BILLKER CUTTING MACHINE Original Filed Aug. 29, 1932 INVENTOR.

W ATTORNEY.

Patented May 26, 1936 2,041,742

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE 2,041,742 CUTTING MACHINE Fredrick W. Billker, Milwaukee, Wis.

Original application August 29, 1932, Serial No. 630,753. Divided and this application March 4, 1935, Serial No. 9,167

6 Claims. (Cl. 29-69) The present invention relates in general to im- Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through provements in cutting machines, and relates more the upper portion of the trimming machine, specically to improvements in the construction taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and and operation of trimming mechanisms espe- Fig. 3 is another vertical section through the 5 cially adapted for use in composing rooms of upper portion of the cutting machine, taken along printing establishments to cut type, slugs, borthe line 3-3 of Fig. 1. ders, plates, and the like. The improved cutting machine specically Generally defined, an object of the invention is shown in the drawing by way of illustration,

to provide a new and useful cutting machine comprises in general a composite main frame which is simple in construction and eiiicient in formed of inter-related sections 8, 9, I0, II, a 10 operation. rotary cutter or saw IZ journaled upon the upper Some of the more specific objects of the invenfixed frame section 9, and a work support or table tion are as follows: I3 movably mounted upon the upper adjustable To provide improved mechanism for clamping frame section II and slidable in proximity to the l5 the work in position in a cutting machine, espesaw I2. `15 cially adapted for composing room service, The lower or base section 8 of the frame is whereby maximum or minimum sizes and quanticonstructed in the form of a hollow column havties of stock may be accurately trimmed or cut ing a vertical passage I4 therein extending downf without endangering the operator, and which will wardly from the saw I2. The upper portion I5 l eliminate waste of material due to inaccurate cut- 0f the base section 8 is widened in the direction ting. l of extent of the saw I2 so as to insure delivery To provide an improved pica gage structure for of all of the cuttings DtO the passage I4, and type, slug or plate trimming machines, whereby the upper Xed Section 9 0f the frame is firmly accurately cut desired lengths of stock may be attached directly to the widened portion l5. The

rapidly and consistently produced. saw receiving portion of the upper adjustable `2`5 To provide various other improvements in the `frame section II is provided with depending details of construction and in the mode of maaprons I6 for deflecting cuttings from the saw I2 nipulating cutting and trimming machines for into the passage I4. The sub-section I IJ of the composing room service, whereby the construction main frame S slidably aSSOCaed With Parallel thereof is simplified and strengthened whereas dove-tail guides associated with the column of "30 the operation and use is made far more iiexible, `the base. section 8, and is vertically adjustable safe, accurate and speedy than in prior machines along these guides by means of a crank I'I atof this kind. tached to a rotary shaft I8 which coacts through These and other objects and advantages will bevel gearing I9 With an upright jack Shaft 20 m V be apparent from the following detailed descripcooperating with the frame sections 8, I8. The 35 tion. upper movable frame section I I rests upon and is 'I'he present application is a divisionv of my firmly secured to the sub-section I8, being vertioriginal application Serial No. 630,753, led Au- Acally adjustable therewith relative to the xed gust 29, 1932, and some of the improved features sections 8, 9. 40 of cutting machine construction, disclosed but The rotary saw I2 may be of the usual type 40 not specifically claimed herein, form the subject haVing peripheral teeth arldlateral trimming proof said original application. jections, and is mounted upon an end of a shaft A clear conception of embodiments of the sev- 2l SuppOrted in J`011rr1a1 bearings 22 Carried dieral features of the improvement, and of the conrectly by the upper normally Xed frame Section struction and mode of operating saw trimmers 9. The saw shaft 2| may have an abrasive dress- 45 built in accordance therewith, may be had by reing wheel 23 secured to its opposite outer end, ferring to the drawing accompanying and forming and is driven by a belt coacting with a pulley 25 a part of this specification in which like reference carried by the medial portion of the shaft 2| becharacters designate the same or similar parts tween the bearings 22.

in the various views. The work supporting table I3 is movably sup- 5o Fig. 1 is a top View of one of theimproved saw ported upon a series of rollers 30 horizontally type of trimming machines for type, plate, borjournaled in the upper frame section II, and ders, slugs and the like, with portions thereof has a top surface which lies in the plane o1' the broken away to expose normally concealed deuppermost side portion of the upper frame sec- `'55 tails; tion II as shown in Fig. 3. The rollers 30 coact 55 with parallel runways formed between depending ribs 3| of the table I3 and strips 39 coacting therewith, and the work table is movable forwardly or rearwardly until its edges are disposed laterally adjacent to the side of the saw I2, without causing tilting, jamming, or misalinement of the table. Such tilting is prevented by the constant coaction of at least four of the rollers 30 with the horizontal parallel runways of the ribs 3|, and the horizontal sliding motion of the table is limited by a special stop shown in Fig. l consisting of a horizontally slidable link 32 having front and rear buffers 33, 34, the former of which is alternately engageable with the front and rear table flanges 35, 36 and the latterof which is engageable with a lug 31 rigidly attached to the upper frame section Il. The side of the table I3 adjacent to the saw I2, has a guide rail 38 attached thereto to form an L-shaped recess as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The table EI3 is also urged away from the saw plane so as to eliminate undesirable side play, by means of a spring pressed guide-3 I coacting lwith one of the ribs^3 I. The saw I2 is operable in a plane closely adjacent to the outer side face of the rail 38, and .a movable clamp 39 having a lower shoe 48 `slidable within the recess formed by the rail 38, is also shiftable with or independently of the table I3, in close proximity to the .plane of the saw .I2, this clamp lhaving a grip lug 4I projecting therefrom away from the saw plane and adapted to be engaged by the lingers of the operator. The upper portion of the shoe is notched vfor locking coaction with lower notches formed on a sliding locking bar 42, the latter being slidably confined in a groove formed lbetween the rail 38 and the -ad jacent yedge of the .table I3,.as illustrated in Fig. 3. The formation of the clamp shoe 49 is such that when the lug 4I is released, gravity acting -upon the clamp 39 will cause the notches of the shoe 40 and bar 42 to interlock, vbut when upward pressure is applied manually by the operator to the lug 4I, the shoe notches are released and the clamp 39 may be freely manually shifted along the yrai-l 38.

Secured to the forward top portion of the table I3, is a pica gage bar V43 normally `disposed at right angles to the plane of the saw |12 and having graduations 44 upon `the upper vface thereof. A piece of work such as a plate 45, or a series of type Aor border bars, may be clamped to the side of the bar 43 facing the saw I2, while resting upon the table I3, by means of the clamp 39 and bar 42. The front end of the frame section carries a manually operable locking cam 46 cooperable with a `spring pressed plate 41 associated with the fron-t end of the bar 42. In order to definitely position the work -or plate 45 longitudinally of the gage bar 43, this bar is provided with an adjustable .bracket 48 slidably engaging the bar 43. The bracket 48Ymay be advanced slowly along the bar 43 by means of an adjusting screw 49 having a Vernier-gage 59 associated with one end thereof, and may also be quickly shifted along the bar 43 upon release of the bracket 48 from the screw 49. The releasing mechanism for connecting .and disconnecting the bracket 48 to and from the screw 49, comprises a spring pressed block 5I urged into engagement with the screw threads, by a spring 52, and capable of being retracted .out of engagement with said threads, by means of a lever 53. When the block 5I engages the threads of the screw 49, the bracket 48 is Yheld in fixed position relative to the bar 43 and table I3, and additional locking means in the form of a clamping screw 53' may be provided for preventing adjustment of the Vernier gage 59 and for eliminating play.

The crank handle I'I normally serves to raise and lower the upper frame sections I0, II and the table I3, as previously indicated, and by virtue of the disposition of the shaft I8 at an angle as shown in Fig. l, the handle ll is conveniently accessible for manipulation by an operator standing in front or at the saw side of the machine, even when the table I3 is moved forward as far as possible. In 4order to permit accurate vertical adjustment of the work supporting table I3 for undercutting, the shaft I8 is provided with gage mechanism 63 which permits raising or lowering of the work, any predetermined distance from a xed plane. When it is desired to undercut a -pieceof work such as a plate 45, the table I3 is first set so that the lower face of the overhanging end-of the plate 45 will just touch the uppermost portion of the saw I2. The gage mechanism 63 may then be set to Il and the desired depth of the undercut can be accomplished by means of the crank handle I'I which can be operated to lower the table I3 and the piece of work to proper horizontal position preparatory to producing the undercut.

When the cutting machine is being utilized to saw plates, etcetera, the table I3 is adjusted vertically to bring the top face of the frame portion into the horizontal plane of the table I3, and the saw I2 then .projects a sucient distance above this horizontal plane, to effectively saw the ends of the pieces .of work advanced toward and past the saw by manual shifting of the table I3. During such cutting, the work is firmly attached vto the table I3 in proper position, by the clamp 39 and bracket 48. Because of the location of the vclam-p 39 at the side of the gage bar 43 facing the saw I2, and the disposition of the bar 43 -40 near the front of the table I3, obviously make it possible to handle pieces of work of maximum size without manual holding, since the clamp can be locked at any point along the table I3. The table I3 is confined to movement parallel to the plane of the saw I2, by the rollers 39, ribs 3l, and the guide 3I' which forces the adjacent rib 3| against the end wall of the frame section I I, and is prevented from tilting by the strips 30 and ribs 3l coacting with the rollers 30, and also by the limit stop mechanism of Fig. l. During such Vcutting and trimming, the material removed by the saw I2, including the cuttings-and dust, is delivered downwardly by the aprons I6' through the passage I4.

When the machine is to be utilized for sawing slugs into lengths, the upper frame I I and table I3 may be lowered relative to the saw I2. The slug stock may be advanced along the gage bar 43 by shifting the bracket 48 toward the plane of the saw I2, and the clamp 39 may again be employed to hold the stock during sawing. While the cut slugs are delivered to the receiving chute, the ner cuttings and dust are again discharged .past the aprons I6' through the passage I4.

The machine may lalso be utilized for undercutting in the manner previously described with the aid of the gage mechanism 63, and is adapted to cooperate with standard mitering attachments and line-up gages` It will be apparent from the foregoing description, that the improved cutting machine, while being of relatively simple and. compact construction, is also highly flexible and eicient in operation. The various adjustments may be readily made to produce accurate results,

and the mechanism is both safe andvfool-proof in operation.

It should be understood that it is notl desired to limit the invention to the exact details of construction herein shown and described, for various modications Within the scope of the claims may occur to persons skilled in the art.

It is claimed and desired to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In combination, a cutter, a Work support movable past said cutter and having therein a recess extending parallel to and located near the plane of cutting, a gage bar mounted upon said support and extending over said recess, a clamp on one side of said bar slidable along said support closely adjacent to said plane and having a rigid toothed shoe movable along said recess, an actuating bar extending along said recess past said gage bar and having teeth engageable with the teeth of said shoe, and means associated With said actuating bar on the opposite side of said gage bar for moving said actuating bar to urge said clamp into clamping position.

2. In combination, a cutter, a Work supporting table movable past said cutter, a member secured to said table adjacent to said cutter and forming a recess extending parallel to the plane of cutting and beneath the edge of said table, a gage bar carried by said table and extending across said recess, a clamp on one side of said bar slidable along said member and having a rigid toothed shoe movable along said recess beneath said table edge, an actuating bar extending along said recess past said gage bar and having teeth engageable With the teeth of said shoe, and operating means for said actuating bar located on the opposite side of said gage bar.

3. In combination, a cutter, a Work supporting table movable past said cutter, an elongated member attached to said table adjacent to said cutter and forming a recess extending beneath the edge of said table, a gage bar mounted on said table and extending across said recess, a clamp on one side of said bar slidable along said table and having a rigid shoe movable along said recess beneath said table edge, an actuating bar extending along said recess past said gage bar and being engageable with said shoe to retain said clamp in xed position, and means coacting with said actuating bar on the opposite side of said gage bar for operating said actuating bar.

4. In combination, a cutter, a Work supporting table movable past said cutter, a member attached to the side of said table adjacent to said cutter and forming an elongated recess extending parallel to the plane of cutting and beneath the edge of said table, a gage bar carried by said table and extending across said recess and said member, a clamp on one side of said bar slidable along the top of said member and said table and having a rigid shoe movable along said recess beneath said table edge, said clamp being swingable to move said shoe away from said table edge, an actuating bar interposed between said table edge and said shoe and being interlockable with said shoe to prevent relative movement of said clamp and table, and operating means for said actuating bar located on the opposite side of said gage bar.

5. In combination, a cutter, a work supporting table movable along one side of said cutter and having a guide-Way extending parallel to the plane of cutting, a gage bar carried by said table and extending across said guide-Way, a clamp disposed on one side of said bar and having an integral toothed shoe movable along said guide- Way, an actuating bar extending along said guideway past said gage bar and having teeth engageable with the teeth of said clamp shoe, and operating means for said actuating bar located on the opposite side of said gage bar.

6. In combination, a cutter, a Work supporting table movable along one side of said cutter and having a guide-Way extending parallel to the plane of cutting, a gage bar carried by said table and extending across said guide-way, a clamp disposed on one side of said bar and having an integral toothed shoe movable along said guide- Way, an actuating bar extending along said guide- Way past said gage bar and having teeth engageable with the teeth of said clamp shoe, operating means for said actuating bar located on the opposite side of said gage bar, and means for moving said clamp along said guide-way independently of said operating means when said teeth are disengaged.

FREDRICK W. BILLKER. 

